“Based on latest financial disclosure Sony Corporation has Probability Of Bankruptcy of 78%. This is 182.34% higher than that of Consumer Goods sector, and 163.57% higher than that of Electronic Equipment industry, The Probability Of Bankruptcy for all stocks is 122.48% lower than the firm.”

While it wouldn’t be factual to say that SNE will fail in the next 2 years (it’s all a guess), the 78.49% figure is based off of real, actual numbers. Many will consider this number overly inflated, but it all doesn’t sound too far-fetched when you take into consideration some of the things that have been happening over in Sony Land. Last year, Sony’s market value was slashed down to “junk” status, and they’ve sold multiple HQ buildings as well.

Not to mention, Sony still hasn’t recovered from all of the money they’ve lost on the PS3, and the Vita is still not profitable and isn’t selling as well as it should.

For comparative purposes, Macroaxis is stating that Nintendo has only a 22% chance of failing in the next 2 years, which is very ironic considering the fact that the majority of gamers and journalists online are always claiming that Nintendo is in imminent danger, when in reality Nintendo is very healthy and Sony is the actually the one closest to failing out of the console manufacturers. Microsoft is sitting off to the side with only 1% chance of failure.

Typically speaking the financial woes Sony has had, have had very little to do with the gaming section. Despite the losses taken on the bloated initial PS3 hardware, and the Vita. I've read a lot of articles blaming sagging movie sales and the TV market hurting them pretty badly the last few years. But they've been making all the right moves lately to correct their course.

That's just rubbish statistics. Firstly, it's not so simple for companies which consist of several divisions, especially when some are making money, and some are not. When a company has 5 different business ventures, and say....1 has good prospect while the other 4 doesn't, the worst case scenario for that company is to shut down those 4 that aren't making money and keep the only that is, running.

A lot of these articles are only looking at Sony's overall financial outlook, which everyone knows, isn't good, because Sony is no longer the lead company in electronic peripherals like in the 90s. That's like if Microsoft Windows stops becoming the standard OS 10 years from now. You better bet Microsoft will start losing money every year at the size they are at now until they can decide on what businesses to consolidate

Sony will just be bailed out and "re-invent". Even in a worst case scenario its unlikely we will see the SONY brand and playstation disappear any time soon. I just wish The PS4 was a more interesting product. Its the stumbling block of most Sony products. Functional but soulless.

Sony will just be bailed out and "re-invent". Even in a worst case scenario its unlikely we will see the SONY brand and playstation disappear any time soon. I just wish The PS4 was a more interesting product. Its the stumbling block of most Sony products. Functional but soulless.

The PS4 is a game console. Like any other gaming platform, the interest in the product should be kindled by games, not by the product itself on it's own. You must not confuse a game console's appeal with that of phones, tablets or accessories - whose appeal is based on features and aesthetics. As such, the approach to branding and marketing electronic gadgets has a lot more flash to it. In your case, you look at it as a 'soul'.

2. Demand for PS4 is highest across the globe compared to XBone and WiiU, you cant go bankrupt when the world wants your product so badly

3. Sony corp. is a huge comapny ,it's not just gaming/specific division.Many divisions like their TVS are not profitable,however SONY Music/VEVO is very profitable

4.Nobody is going bankrupt

Your mixing your 2 and 4 up. Your right Sony is a large company which is why you should not base the success of the PS4 has the reason they might not go bankrupt. With that being said SOny did not make money with the PS3 and the Vita so far has failed. Your right that SOny might be able to do well with the PS4 but it may be too late to save them from going bankrupt. Your letting your feelings for the game system blind you from the facts.

Typically speaking the financial woes Sony has had, have had very little to do with the gaming section. Despite the losses taken on the bloated initial PS3 hardware, and the Vita. I've read a lot of articles blaming sagging movie sales and the TV market hurting them pretty badly the last few years. But they've been making all the right moves lately to correct their course.

Nah , PS3 was a slap in da face. Gaming section is one of the main reasons no doubt.

Dont know about Sony, but Nintendo has a 0% chance of going bankrupt anytime soon.

Same with Microsoft. They aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

We know Sony is still having money problems, especially after they sold two HQ (one in NY and one in Japan) last year. They also sold about $350 million is stocks, just so they could show a profit for their 4th quarter. Sony fanboys keep saying they profited, but it was because of those sales that they showed a profit. If they hadn't done that they have had loses for like the 9th time in a row. I have no idea how their electronic and film divisions did overall last year, but it must not have been great if they had to sell buildings. We'll know more once we get the numbers for this quarter. Also, the PS4 isn't going to show a profit immediately. Just because the PS4 is in high demand means nothing if each unit isn't make Sony a profit. They are currently losing money on every PS4 sold. So the more they sale, the more loses they will have. The software sales should help to reduce that, but Sony & Microsoft have to pay big fee for manufacturing and marketing. That's why the first year of a game console launch is usually in the negative.

Dont know about Sony, but Nintendo has a 0% chance of going bankrupt anytime soon.

Same with Microsoft. They aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

We know Sony is still having money problems, especially after they sold two HQ (one in NY and one in Japan) last year. They also sold about $350 million is stocks, just so they could show a profit for their 4th quarter. Sony fanboys keep saying they profited, but it was because of those sales that they showed a profit. If they hadn't done that they have had loses for like the 9th time in a row. I have no idea how their electronic and film divisions did overall last year, but it must not have been great if they had to sell buildings. We'll know more once we get the numbers for this quarter. Also, the PS4 isn't going to show a profit immediately. Just because the PS4 is in high demand means nothing if each unit isn't make Sony a profit. They are currently losing money on every PS4 sold. So the more they sale, the more loses they will have. The software sales should help to reduce that, but Sony & Microsoft have to pay big fee for manufacturing and marketing. That's why the first year of a game console launch is usually in the negative.

I personally wonder about the future of the PS4. One of the key reasons the PS2 was such a success early on was the DVD player, Matrix was as much of a system seller for the PS2 as any game was. The PS3 had limited success early on because it was a cheaper blu ray player. The PS4 does not have either of these going for it. This will be the first time from the PS1 that people will be buying it just because it's a game system. As someone who loves gaming history, I am wondering how this is going to play out.

Sony will just be bailed out and "re-invent". Even in a worst case scenario its unlikely we will see the SONY brand and playstation disappear any time soon. I just wish The PS4 was a more interesting product. Its the stumbling block of most Sony products. Functional but soulless.

The PS4 is a game console. Like any other gaming platform, the interest in the product should be kindled by games, not by the product itself on it's own. You must not confuse a game console's appeal with that of phones, tablets or accessories - whose appeal is based on features and aesthetics. As such, the approach to branding and marketing electronic gadgets has a lot more flash to it. In your case, you look at it as a 'soul'.

Well I feel MS and Nintendo have created gaming platforms that are equally functional but are infinitely more soulful. Of course thats entirely subjective opinion. I just dont get excited about Sony products. Their televisions I do enjoy, but tablets, games consoles and mobile phones...not so much.

Despite what happens with Microsoft, I doubt the world will see another Microsoft Xbox. After 11 years and $7 billion in losses from it, investors are begging Microsoft to sell it off.

One investor was begging Microsoft to have it managed outside of Microsoft's other divisions. Same thing happened with Sony. An investor wanted the playstation brand seperated from Sony's electronics division. XBox has been profitting for almost 5 years now. Where have you been? Sony lost over $5 billion with the PS3 and they are still trying to recoup their loses. Selling those HQ buildings only made a small dent in their debt.

Despite what happens with Microsoft, I doubt the world will see another Microsoft Xbox. After 11 years and $7 billion in losses from it, investors are begging Microsoft to sell it off.

One investor was begging Microsoft to have it managed outside of Microsoft's other divisions. Same thing happened with Sony. An investor wanted the playstation brand seperated from Sony's electronics division. XBox has been profitting for almost 5 years now. Where have you been? Sony lost over $5 billion with the PS3 and they are still trying to recoup their loses. Selling those HQ buildings only made a small dent in their debt.

Are you still ignoring the $3 billion black hole Xbox has gifted MS since 2001?

Also SCE has always been separate from Sony's electronics business. Get some facts, please.

Despite what happens with Microsoft, I doubt the world will see another Microsoft Xbox. After 11 years and $7 billion in losses from it, investors are begging Microsoft to sell it off.

One investor was begging Microsoft to have it managed outside of Microsoft's other divisions. Same thing happened with Sony. An investor wanted the playstation brand seperated from Sony's electronics division. XBox has been profitting for almost 5 years now. Where have you been? Sony lost over $5 billion with the PS3 and they are still trying to recoup their loses. Selling those HQ buildings only made a small dent in their debt.

Off the top of my head I now that one large, very influential investment capital firm and Paul Allen are asking for the losses to stop. Microsoft will not make one dime in profit on the Xbox until their $7 billion in losses is covered. The 360 is just not losing money right now. Net profit on Xbox is ZERO.

Dude, did you even do any research? Xbox division has been profitting since late 2007.

I'm surprise this is making news now, I checked SNE on Macroaxis months ago and got the same results.

Anyhow, one only need look at a balance sheet to see they're drowning in debt, probably too much to realistically pay off.

It's funny some of these sites talking about this bring up they pulled off a profit last year, I mean I'd imagine they'd of pulled off a profit after selling several billion in assets just to pull off a marginal profit. Will they'll be able to make profits this year without selling assets remains to be seen.

Anyone who honestly thinks Sony is going out of business...I've got a bridge to sell you.

I am not sure how bankrupt works in Japan, but in the US it does not mean the company going out of business. However it will mean a lot about the company will have to change. This has already been happening for a long time now, but it would be much worse if they go bankrupt.

2. Demand for PS4 is highest across the globe compared to XBone and WiiU, you cant go bankrupt when the world wants your product so badly

3. Sony corp. is a huge comapny ,it's not just gaming/specific division.Many divisions like their TVS are not profitable,however SONY Music/VEVO is very profitable

4.Nobody is going bankrupt

If there's a high demand on a product that actually cost them money each time it's sold,it's not good

they've stated awhile back that they only need to sell about 1 game per ps4 sold to make up for the loss. considering prices for manufacturing should drop within the year, that's it's not really so bad.

Nintendo will not go bankrupt. Even though the Wii U might not be selling well, if you COMBINE all of Nintendo's sales for the month of December, they pushed over 200,000 more consoles than Sony and an absurd amount more than Microsoft.

2. Demand for PS4 is highest across the globe compared to XBone and WiiU, you cant go bankrupt when the world wants your product so badly

3. Sony corp. is a huge comapny ,it's not just gaming/specific division.Many divisions like their TVS are not profitable,however SONY Music/VEVO is very profitable

4.Nobody is going bankrupt

In theory if things got really bad for them, they could be foced to sell off some of their divisions.

If they reach insolvency, being that they're drowned in debt their remaining divisions and assets will have to be sold off to pay the debts. But that's not likely to happen as a block sale like someone will just outright buy the gaming division and all the assets, after all companies want to acquire assets they can turn around and make a profit on. Everything will be sold off in little bits and pieces, rights to franchises will be sold off to individual bidders, probably different publishers will want to pick up a franchise or few each, and the ones that won't be entrusted to some holding company awaiting a substantial bid to acquire them. Studios might be rescued or might not be. The companies manufacturing facilities and equipment and buildings and intellectual property and all types of assets will be sold piece by piece different interests. In the end they'll probably discover that Sony overvalued their assets and won't be able to pay off all their debts, Things have already gotten bad for Sony, but they can be worse.